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The electronic dance music, or EDM, revolution has officially reached the Peninsula. Staff at Hampton Coliseum announced Wednesday that Pretty Lights and Bassnectar, two of the genre's big names, will perform there Dec. 28 & 29. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Saturday. 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19. Pretty Lights is the stage name for Derek Vincent Smith who started making music and beats while in high school in Colorado. He's now one of EDM's major figures, a high-profile act who has performed at festivals including Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the Electric Daisy Carnival and Bonnaroo. Bassnectar is the stage name used by DJ, producer, and remixer Lorin...

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The electronic dance music, or EDM, revolution has officially reached the Peninsula. Staff at Hampton Coliseum announced Wednesday that Pretty Lights and Bassnectar, two of the genre's big names, will perform there Dec. 28 & 29.

The 2012 Lollapalooza lineup to be announced Wednesday reaffirms that the culture of DJs and electronic artists is catching up with rock as a live attraction on the lucrative summer festival circuit. Two of the rock headliners for the Aug. 3-5...

Day 2 is done at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, and what a day Saturday was: It was sandwiched by much-anticipated sets by Chief Keef and Frank Ocean, and in between came the first evacuation in the festival’s Chicago history. Here’s how it went down, with...

When I talked to Alex Rinkus, a 26-year-old from Washington, for the scene story in today's Sun, he made it a point to emphasize why FreeFest was special compared to other American music festivals: "I just respect that they're trying to put on a good...

David Bowie and Justin Timberlake aren't the only musicians returning to active duty this spring.
Just days after debuting two new songs at a show at the Glass House in Pomona, New York's Yeah Yeah Yeahs announced Monday that they'll release an album,...